I've taken a little break from explaining last year (my hands got tired!), and I wanted to share something I heard in church last week that has stuck with me. In order for salt or light to do their job, they need to be distinctly different. Just the smallest bit of light penetrates a dark room and changes it. Christ followers are the light, and in order to penetrate "the darkness", we need to be distinctly different. I fell into a trap today and was negative and gossiped at school today. I blended in with the world!
"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall is be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:13-16
(And Kim, it took me like 30 minutes to find this! I promise I'm not good at it either!!)
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